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How to write poetry: Tongue twisters

There is nothing more fun than trying to expel a tongue twister from your lips, however, "she sells sea shells by the sea shore" is getting a little long in the tooth. So make up your own tongue twister to challenge a friend.

What you need:

pencil

paper

imagination

Activity:

Tongue twisters are phrases or sentences which are hard to speak fast, usually because of alliteration or a sequence of words with very similar sounds. Tongue twisters help develop speech skills in young children as well as older children who need additional help with speech therapy.

To get the full effect of tongue twisters you should repeat them several times, as quickly as possible, without stumbling or mispronouncing. Good luck!

Writing your own tongue twister.

Writing a tongue twister can be easy if you follow these simple steps.

The one thing that needs to be understood to write a tongue twister is alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of a single consonant sound in two or more words strung together. An example of alliteration is silly sausageor crafty cat. Use alliteration throughout your sentence and you have a tongue twister.

Another quality of a tongue twister are the types of words that it must contain. Although a tongue twister is a silly story as such, it still has to make sense.

Be sure to include:

one noun - who the story is about

one verb - the action your character is performing or the state your character is in